Stoma4Life

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Stoma4Life, the Bowel Cancer Awareness and Life as a Ostomate, radio show is hosted by Raphaela. She was lucky to indulge her love of travel, with thirty years working as an airline purser for one of the biggest airlines. This allowed her to visit and explore many exotic and fascinating places around the world. She had just taken early retirement to concentrate on her original career as a graphic designer and illustrator, when her personal Tsunami hit. After being misdiagnosed and not accepting the obvio

Stoma4Life, the Bowel Cancer Awareness and Life as a Ostomate, radio show and podcast is hosted by Raphaela.
Your host Raphaela, invites YOU to join her and benefit from the up-to-date knowledge of the experts she interviews. Surgeons, nurses, specialists in stoma & cancer care, IBS or Crohn’s disease sufferers, people just like her, living with a stoma. She is here to debunk myths, clear up misconceptions and help you approach the subject that so many people are afraid to talk about, in a positive manner. Listen in for a new perspective.

Episodes

Stoma4Life

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Living with an ileostomy after bowel cancer, Helinka Carr founded Unspoken Rosebud to design stunning stoma-friendly lingerie and empower others with confidence.

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Born with bladder exstrophy, Thomas Exler shares how living with a stoma led to advocacy, connection, and turning a rare condition into a powerful purpose on a global scale.

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Elizabeth Coldrick, living with a stoma due to Crohn’s, rebuilt her health through food and mindset - now inspiring others to heal and reconnect with their bodies.

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Dr Patricia Sylla, Mount Sinai Professor & pioneer of TaTME, focuses on minimally invasive surgery for IBD, diverticular disease and colorectal cancer.

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ShayLee Raye Hunter, Mrs. Utah Petite 2025, shares how living with chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction (CIPO) and TPN, Total Parenteral Nutrition, shaped her journey through love, pageantry and advocacy.

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Positivity isn’t perfection - it’s a daily choice. Ostomate Keith Thomas uses mindset and humour to turn challenges into strength, purpose, and lasting joy.

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